Device for use in extracting railroad-ties or the like



No. 623,300. Patented Apr. I8", |899.

DEVICE FOB USE IN EXTRAGTING RAILROAD TIES 0R THE LIKE.

(Application led Nov. 28, 1898.)

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DEVICE FOR USE IN EXTRACTING RAILROAD-TIES OR THE LIKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part 0f Letters Patent N O. 623,300, dated April 18, 1899.

Application tiled November 28, 1898. Serial No. 697,640. (No moclelJ To @ZZ whom, it ntfty/ concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT ZETTER, a citi- .Zen of the United States, residing at Freeburg, in the county of St. Clair and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Use in Extracting Railroad-Ties or the Like; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in devices for use in extracting railroad-ties and the like of that general class shown in Patents No. 317,829, dated May 12, 1885, and No. 561,852, dated June 2, 1896, which patents are hereby acknowledged and have been borne in mind in the preparation of this application; and the invention has for its object to so construct the device as to greatly strengthen the same and make it more efficient in operation.

The invention is embodied in the peculiar arrangement and combination of parts, as more fully hereinafter described, and specif ically pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings I have-shown one embodiment of the invention; but it is to be understood that it is not intended to be limited in the future interpretation of this application to such particular construction,which for the mere sake of illustration is herein delineated.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the construction in operative position, a section of track being shownin dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same, the track being shown in cross-section. Fig. 3 is a sectional View on the line so @c of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a detail plan view of the double rack-bar and its securing means for the tie.

Referring to the drawings,wherein like reference characters designate Y corresponding parts in the several views, A represents a section of track, and B the ties thereof.

C is a bracket having at its upper end integral or suitably secured thereto a handle or lever D and at its lower end an elongated opening E. To the respective sides of the bracket, occupying a position substantiallyin the plane of the center of the opening therein, are ontwardlyprojecting pins e and e. Pivoted at their outer ends to these pins are relatively short brace-rods F and F', having recessed or cut-out portionsf and j at their inner ends, adapted when the device is in operative position to bear against the near rail of the section of track.

G represents a relatively long bracing-rod having at its inner end a cut-out portion g, corresponding to the recessesff of the short rods and adapted to bear against the far rail of the track; Intermediate its ends this rod G has a notched portion g in its lower end, also adapted to embrace the near rail of the track mid-distan ce between the bearing-points of the short rods. From this notched portion outward the rod G is arched and terminates in the fork H. The diverging branches 77, Zt" of the fork are turned downward at their eX- treme ends and are then in turn pivoted to the pins e e', respectively.

Pivoted between the side walls of the bracket, near the upper and lower ends of the opening there-in, are two pawls .I J', their points projecting outwardly, as best seen in Fig. 2. The lower pawl .I is somewhat heavier at its rear or enlarged end than at its pointed end, so that the latter will be constantly held up in engagement with the ratchet-bar.

Adapted to work through the opening in the bracket and be engaged by the pawls J and J is an elongated draw-bar K. Throughout the greater extent of this bar, on its upper and lower surfaces, are a series of teeth or depressions Zt 7o', arranged slightly out of alinement with each other. At the innerend of the bar is means for securing the same to a tie, and suitable means for this purpose is embodied in the following construction: The inner portion of the draw-bar K is bifurcated and has the diverging arms ZZ', the ends of which are united and held in their normal condition by the cross-bar Il.

IVedge-shaped blocks M M arearranged to slidingly engage the arms Zand Z through the medium of attaching-links N N, preferably two being employed for each block. On the inner face of each block are biting projections or teeth O, adapted to embed in the sides of the tie when in operative position.

In order to provide a varying grip to accommodate different-sized ties and also to cause the wedge-blocks to approach each other and bind a tie when the same is placed therebetween and tension applied when with- IOO drawing, Imake use of an adjusting-screwI, (or one for each block may be employed, if desired.) tie is placed between the blocks with their binding-teeth primarily engaging the sides of the same subsequently when the device is manipulated the outward pull on the drawbar and in turn the blocks will canse the blocks to approach each other by reason ofl the adjusting screw or screws and the Opposite pull of the tie, and thus iirmly clamp the tie.

In case a tie be somewhat loose and a lighter grip therefore desired, I flexibly connect to the draw-bar at about its center a grapple Z, of any ordinary construction, which when used will be adapted to grasp the end of a tie.

From the foregoing description the operation will be apparent. The device is placed in the position clearly shown by Figs. l and 2,with the brace-rods F, I1", and G bearing against the respective rails of the track. The clamp at the end of the d raw-bar K is applied to the tie desired to be extracted, and then the handle or lever D is worked to and fro,

' thereby rocking the bracket on its pivots e e,

and consequently imparting to the pawls in the bracket an alternating movement, whereby the teeth of the draw-bar are engaged by the latter and the bar itself, together with the tie, drawn outward by a step-by-step movement. Y

It is desired to be understood that wherever the word tie is employed in the specication and claims herein it is with the idea that the term is broad enough not only to comprehend ties themselves, but all oth'er things to which the dev-ice is applicable or may be applied.

Should it be desired to shove the tie ont from under the rails of the tracks instead of pulling out the same, I reverse the whole device, so that the square end of the rack-bar will bear against the end of a tie, and make use ot' the hooked stay-rods IV, (shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 2,) the hooked ends of said rods being adapted to catch underneath the near rail. In this manner when the bracket and its mechanism are operated the rack-bar instead of pulling on the tie, as described in the iirst instance, will work in an opposite direction and shove the tie out at the opposite side of the track.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a tie-extractor, the combination with a bracket and means for operating the bracket, independent relatively long and short stayrods each pivoted to said bracket and having portions adapted to engage with the rails of a track, and a draw-bar operated by said bracket, substantially as described.

2. In a tie-extractor, the combination with a bracket and means for operating the bracket, relatively long and short stay-rods for retaining it in position relative to the rails of a track It will thus be seen that when apawls mounted in said bracket, and a drawbar passing through the bracket and adapted to be connected to a tie and be engaged by said pawls when the bracket is manipulated, substantially as described.

3. In a tie-extractor, the combination with an oscillatory bracket and means for operating the sam e, relatively long and short brace-rods pivoted to said bracket, pawls mounted in said bracket, and a draw-bar adapted to b e connected to a tie and engaged by said pawls when the bracket is operated, substantially as described.

4. In a tieextractor, the combination with mechanism for attaching and withdrawing a tie, relatively short bracerods secured to said mechanism and adapted to bear against one rail of a track, and a relatively long bracerod adapted to bear against the opposite rail, substantially as described.

5. In a tie-extractor, the combination with mechanism for attaching and withdrawing a tie, relatively short and long brace-rods secured to said mechanism andadapted to bear against the respective ties of a track, substantially as described.

6. In a tie-extractor, the combination with mechanism for attaching and withdrawing a ltie, relatively short brace-rods secured to said mechanism having engaging portions for one rail of a track and a relatively longbrace-rod also secured to said mechanism and having an engaging portion for the opposite rail of a track and additional means for engaging the same rail as the-short rods, substantially as described.

7. In a tie-extractor, the combination with a bracket and means for operating the same, having an elongated opening therein, pawls pivoted in said opening, a toothed bar passing through said opening and adapted to be engaged by the pawls, and a clamp at the end of the bar for securing it to a tie, substantially' as described.

S. In a tie-extractor, the combination with a pawl-and-ratchet mechanism for attaching and withdrawing a tie, and relatively long and short brace-rods having portions adapted to engage the respective rails of a track when the same is being operated, substantially as described.

9. In a tie-extractor, the combination with a bracket having an elongated opening therein, pawls pivoted in said opening, a toothed bar passing through said opening and adapted to be engaged by the pawls, means at the end of the bar for securing it to a tie,'and relatively short and long brace-rods pivoted to the sides of the bracket, substantially as described. V

lO. In a tie-extractor, the combination with mechanism for attaching and withdrawing a tie, relatively short brace-rods secured to said mechanism and adapted to bear against one rail of a track, and a relatively long bracerod also secured to said mechanism and adapted to bear against the opposite rail of a track IOO IIO

at a point intermediate the bearing-points of the short rods, substantially as described.

ll. In a tie-extractor, the combination with a bracket, mechanism in said bracket forattaching and withdrawing a tic, relatively short brace-rods pivoted to the respective sides of said bracket, and a relativelyv long brace-rod having a forked pivoted portion, and adapted to occupy a position centrally of the short rods, substantially as described.

12. In a tie-extractor, the combination with a draw-bar bifurcated at oneend, means for operating said bar, and gripping members secured in the bifurcated portion thereof, substantially as described.

13. In atie-extractor, the combination With a bracket and operating means therefor having a vertical elongated opening therein, mechanism therein for with drawing a tie comprisin g a toothed draw-bar having a separated portion at one end, means for operating the bar, and a clamp in the separated portion of the draw-bar for attachment to a tie, substantially as described.

li. In a tie-extractor, the combination With a draw-bar bifurcated at one end, means for operating said bar, Wedgeshaped blocks slidably engaging the arms of the bifurcated portion and adapted to clamp a tie, substantially as described.

l5. In a tie-extractor, the combination With a draw-bar, means for operating said bar, and Wedge-shaped blocks mounted at one end ot' the bar and adapted to clamp a tie, substantially as described.

1G. In atie-extractor, the combination with a draw-bar, means for operating said` bar, Wedge-shaped blocks mounted at one end of the bar, and adjusting means for said blocks, substantially as described.

17. In a tie-extractor, the combination with a draw-bar, means for operating said bar, and toothed WedgeLshaped blocks mounted at one end of the bar and adapted to clamp a tie, substantially as described.

18. In atie-extractor, the combination with a draw-bar, means `for operating said bar, blocks mounted at one end of the jaw and adapted to grip a tie, andan adj usting-screvs'r for said blocks, substantially as described.

19. In a tie-extractor, the combination With a draw-bar bifurcated at one end, means for operating said bar, gripping members slidably engaging the arms of the bifurcated portion, and a cross-bar uniting and bracing the ends of the said arms, substantially as described.

20. In a railroad-tie extractor, the combination with tie-m oving instrumentalities, and

alternating sets of stayrods extended in opposite directions for retaining the same in reversed positions relative to the railsof a track, substantially as described.

2l. In a railroad-tie extractor, the combi nation with tie-moving instrumentalities, and relatively long and short recessed brace-rods for retaining the same in position relative to both rails of a track, substantially as described. y

22. In a railroad-tie extractor, the combination with tie-moving instrumentalities, two series of stay-rods for retaining the same in alternate positions relative to the rails of a track, and hooks on one series of said rods, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence or" two Witnesses.

i ALBERT ZETTER.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. BROWNING, GEO. GRABENSTEIN. 

